Krumhansl, James A., 1919-

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Professor of Physics, Cornell University.

Krumhansl received his bachelor's degree from the University of Dayton in 1939, his master's degree from Case Institute in 1940, and his doctorate from Cornell in 1943. He was an assistant professor at Cornell from 1948-1950 and an associate professor from 1950-1954 and then left to become the associate director of research with Union Carbide. He returned to Cornell in 1959. Krumhansl was the first director of Cornell's Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, which he headed from 1960-1964. He served as assistant director for mathematics, physics, and engineering at the National Science Foundation from 1977-1979. He returned to Cornell in 1980 and retired in 1990.

From the description of James Krumhansl papers, 1943-1990. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64056624

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referencedIn Wilson, Robert R., 1914-2000. Robert R. Wilson papers, 1936-2000. Cornell University Library
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Birth 1919-08-02

Death 2004-05-06

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